NFL

Ask the Expert: Jerry Angelo

August 28, 2015 general

Friday, 6 a.m. Jerry Angelo is a former personnel director for the Bucs and former general manager of the Bears. Each week, Angelo answers your questions regarding the NFL. Send your questions to GarySheltonsports@gmail.com with “ask the expert” in the subject line. The most interesting question will be selected. The Bucs finally won a game […]

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Could Johnson be the Bucs’ 2nd chance at Bennett?

August 26, 2015 general

Wednesday, 6 a.m. Once, he was not enough. The Tampa Bay Bucs looked at him, and they shook their heads. He wasn’t worth the investment. He wasn’t big enough or fast enough or special enough. They liked the potential of other players better. They would pass on him and put their money into someone else. […]

Tagged as: Bennett, Bucs, Defensive End, Johnson, Rice, Selmon

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Bucs’ Smith should have embraced a special night

August 25, 2015 general

Lovie Smith should have lingered. Raymond James Stadium has seldom looked so spectacular. The ship in the end zone glistened in the evening lights. The palm trees in the left end zone shimmered in the moon light. The fans were smiling for a change, and who can remember that. Ah, victory. It brightens a stadium […]

Tagged as: Bengals, Bucs, Martin, Smith, Winston

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In Test No. 2, Smith needs to see some answers

August 24, 2015 general

Monday, 6 a.m. Tonight, Jameis Winston needs to be more explosive. Tonight, Donovan Smith needs to be more dominant. Tonight, Kwon Alexander needs to leave no doubt. Tonight, when the Tampa Bay Bucs take the field for the second time this preseason in their game against the Cincinnati Bengals, you would hope for a crisper […]

Tagged as: Bengals, Evans, Preseason, Smith, Winston

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Ask Gary: Should vets get their own strike zones?

August 22, 2015 general

Saturday, 6 a.m. (Each week, the readers take over GarySheltonsports.com and play Ask Gary. They send in a question, or a couple, and we all talk about the world of sports.  Think of it as a radio show where you don’t have to be on hold. Join us and ask a question, make a comment or be […]

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Could Winston and Evans be a lasting combination?

August 20, 2015 general

Thursday, 6 a.m. Two kids, united by hunger. Two kids, bonded by hope. Two kids, both young and ambitious, both unawed by the trappings of a league that can devour potential. Two kids, the yin and the yang of the future, the pitcher and the catcher, the thrower and the goer. Stop them if you […]

Tagged as: Bucs, Combination, Evans, Winston

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Jerry Angelo’s quarterback rankings, 2015

August 19, 2015 general

(Jerry Angelo spent a quarter of a century helping to run football teams. For 14 years, he worked in the Bucs’ personnel department in scouting and as director of player personnel. Then he spent 11 years as the general manager of the Chicago Bears. Here, he explains how he ranks the quarterbacks of the National […]

Tagged as: Angelo, Brady, Manning, NFL, quarterbacks, Rodgers

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Meet the Bucs’ new middle man: Kwon Alexander

August 18, 2015 general

Tuesday, 6 a.m. He is a man of stature, the middle linebacker. He is tough, and he is nasty, and he brings order to the defense. He is mean, and he vicious, the gunslinger of the defense. There is a romance that comes with playing in the middle. Mention the position, and it brings to […]

Tagged as: Alexander, Bucs, Linebacker, Nickerson, Quarles

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Ask the Expert: Jerry Angelo

August 18, 2015 general

Tuesday, 6 a.m. Jerry Angelo is a former personnel director for the Bucs and former general manager of the Bears. Each week, Angelo answers your questions regarding the NFL. Send your questions to GarySheltonsports@gmail.com with “ask the expert” in the subject line. The most interesting question will be selected. The Jets’ quarterback Geno Smith was […]

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Are the Bucs really an improved football team?

August 17, 2015 general

Monday, 6 a.m. The quarterback had a lousy rating. The offensive line had holes in it. The defense gave up points on three of the first drives of the night. The pass rush was invisible. The secondary was leaky. Here’s the question, then. Are the Tampa Bay Bucs a significantly better football team than they […]

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